1. Health Tip: Help Prevent Low Back Pain - US News and World Report
Things you can do to ward off a backache

2. Long-Term Back Pain Not Inevitable, Study Finds - US News and World Report
Chances of recovering from chronic discomfort are better than previously thought, research shows

3. Herniated nucleus pulposus  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
A herniated nucleus pulposus is a slipped disk along the spinal cord. The condition occurs when all or part of the soft center of a spinal disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk.• Reviewer: Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Nonspecific back pain  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Nonspecific back pain refers to pain in the back due to an unknown cause. See also: Low back pain• Reviewer: Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.